In this way the latter part of the song is easily the most captivating. The heart of this track is when he dips into the repetition of "come alive, come alive, come alive." and the band kicks up the intensity a notch or two. That said, it serves to showcase the breadth of Grohl's singing voice, how he is able to contain the growling circumstance and unleash something just this side of serene. It's beautiful, but also slick and somewhat saccharine. Grohl goes for drifting melancholy on "Come Alive," a track that revolves around acoustic guitar and soft spoken vocals. Ditto for "Long Road to Ruin," which dispenses with the aggression in favor of MOR-styled Alternarock mainstream ability that places it firmly in the same vein as say a more edgy Bon Jovi ditty. Other than that there's not much to separate it from the standard Foo fare we've heard before. Side-winding guitars lead you into "Erase/Replace," which makes no bones about its aggressive stance, relying on Taylor Hawkin's impulsively cascading drums to lend support to Grohl's growling timbre. After the rush of the opening track Grohl and company slow things down for the introspective "Let It Die," which masks some aggressive malcontent at the core. After the excess of the group's last effort, 2005's double disc In Your Honor, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace comes as something of a streamlined reprieve, clocking in with what seems a paltry 13 tracks total.
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